# API reverse cmd question

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/api-reverse-cmd-question/6896>\
**Category:** C2\
**Created:** [March 6, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/api-reverse-cmd-question/6896 "2007-03-06T06:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![DomenicMartino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DomenicMartino](https://forums.collective2.com/u/DomenicMartino)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/api-reverse-cmd-question/6896/1 "2007-03-06T06:44:45Z")

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Can someone PLEASE indicate why the following API command failed when an API reverse cmd was issued to close an existing open long position and open a new short position on the same forex currency pair.  
  
  
  
ie.  
  
[http://www.collective2.com/cgi-perl/signal.mpl?cmd=reverse&systemid=xxxxxx&pw=yyyyy&instrument=forex&quant=21&symbol=AUDUSD&signalid=705134467&stoploss=0.7974](http://www.collective2.com/cgi-perl/signal.mpl?cmd=reverse&systemid=xxxxxx&pw=yyyyy&instrument=forex&quant=21&symbol=AUDUSD&signalid=705134467&stoploss=0.7974)  
  
  
  
I tried emailing Mathew a few days ago but he did not respond.